Weird Dog-Napping Ordeal Over After 8 Months

The strange saga of Kato the kidnapped 7-year-old bull terrier has ended with the discovery of the dog in Georgia 650 miles away. Back in January, he disappeared from a Maryland farm in an apparent break-in.

Author:
Scott Broom

Published:
2:45 PM EDT September 27, 2017

Updated:
2:49 PM EDT September 27, 2017

The strange saga of Kato the kidnapped 7-year-old bull terrier has ended with the discovery of the dog in Georgia 650 miles away. Back in January, he disappeared from a Maryland farm in an apparent break-in.

"We felt like it was a dream at first, because he's been gone so long," said Marie Emmerich, Kato's owner.

The Emmerich family posted huge hand painted signs on Maryland's Solomons Island Road and flooded social media with appeals for the return of Kato, who was apparently snatched by someone who entered the farm house on January 26th.